Dorothy Poynton-Hill

Dorothy Poynton-Hill

Poynton-Hill in 1932
Personal information
Born	July 17, 1915 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died	May 18, 1995 (aged 79) Riverside, California, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Diving
Club	LAAC, Los Angeles
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam 3 m springboard 1932 Los Angeles 10 metre platform 1936 Berlin 10 metre platform 1936 Berlin 3 m springboard

Dorothy Poynton-Hill (née Poynton, later Teuber; July 17, 1915 – May 18, 1995) was an American diver who competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. She won the 10 m platform event in 1932 and 1936, while in the 3 m springboard she took a silver in 1928 and a bronze in 1936. In 1928, at age 13 she became the youngest Olympian to win a medal and, in 1936, the first Olympic diver to win the 10 m platform twice.[1][2]

After retiring from competitions, Poynton-Hill ran an aquatic club in Los Angeles and appeared in several TV commercials.[1] In 1968, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorothy Poynton-Hill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015.
2. "DOROTHY POYNTON (USA) 1968 Honor Diver". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2015.

External links

• Media related to Dorothy Poynton-Hill at Wikimedia Commons
• Dorothy Poynthon at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Dorothy Poynton-Hill at World Aquatics
• Dorothy Poynton-Hill at Olympedia (archive)
• Dorothy Poynton-Hill at Olympics.com
• Dorothy Poynton-Hill at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 20, 2007)
• Dorothy Poynton at HickokSports.com at the Wayback Machine (archived May 11, 2013)